Pastoral Search

Dear Church Family,

The Pastoral Search Committee wants to thank each one of you who took the time to complete the Pastoral Expectations Survey.  More than 150 church family members completed the survey.  Each member of the committee has studied all of the responses individually, and we have discussed all of the information as a team. Your valuable answers are extremely helpful to us as we solidify the profile of the Man of God our church is seeking and the vision of our church ministry going forward.  
We are happy to announce that we are receiving resumes for the open Senior Pastor position. In late April, we posted the position online with several job boards across the Southern Baptist Convention and Southern Baptist Theological Seminaries.   We have received well over 100 resumes and are in the process of reviewing the resumes very carefully, intentionally, and prayerfully.  We ask you, church family, to unite in prayer with us as we seek the Lord’s guidance and discernment during this review period.
If you are aware of a pastor who would like to be considered, please have him submit a resume to pastorsearch@m1bc.org.  
We encourage you to visit the Pastoral Search website page at https://m1bc.org/search. This page contains updates, timeline, plans, and community resource links, along with the committee contact information. As a reminder, if you have any questions on the process, please reach out to any Pastoral Search Committee member.
Thank you all so much for your continued prayers. We feel the power of your prayers for us. We ask you to pray specifically for God to reveal the man He has chosen in His timing.  Please pray that God not only prepares His man to be our shepherd, but that God also prepares our church to receive His servant.  

May God Bless You Today,
Shirley Jensen
Chairperson
Pastoral Search Committee
 
May 21, 2023